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The NFL defends its arrangement by saying that 87% of its product remains on broadcast TV, and that games with local teams are free in their home markets, even when they’re on streamers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Bostic’s death was just the latest of a Black man in local police custody, Ali said, rattling off the names of Kevin Wicks, Donovan Jackson and others.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
The doctor said the victims had gone to a local shrine for a picnic.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
Fix emphasizes the importance of shopping around beyond your local dealer because of how prices differ regionally.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026
I noticed again how the local people turned their eyes another way.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Vocabulary lists containing local
"The Civil Rights Movement"
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